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English

 dana on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.

Noun

dana (uncountable)

  1. The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.

Translations

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tāna.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

dana (definite accusative dananı, plural danalar)

  1. calf

Declension

    Declension of dana
singular plural
nominative dana
danalar
definite accusative dananı
danaları
dative danaya
danalara
locative danada
danalarda
ablative danadan
danalardan
definite genitive dananın
danaların
    Possessive forms of dana
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) danam danalarım
sənin (your) danan danaların
onun (his/her/its) danası danaları
bizim (our) danamız danalarımız
sizin (your) dananız danalarınız
onların (their) danası or danaları danaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) danamı danalarımı
sənin (your) dananı danalarını
onun (his/her/its) danasını danalarını
bizim (our) danamızı danalarımızı
sizin (your) dananızı danalarınızı
onların (their) danasını or danalarını danalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) danama danalarıma
sənin (your) danana danalarına
onun (his/her/its) danasına danalarına
bizim (our) danamıza danalarımıza
sizin (your) dananıza danalarınıza
onların (their) danasına or danalarına danalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) danamda danalarımda
sənin (your) dananda danalarında
onun (his/her/its) danasında danalarında
bizim (our) danamızda danalarımızda
sizin (your) dananızda danalarınızda
onların (their) danasında or danalarında danalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) danamdan danalarımdan
sənin (your) danandan danalarından
onun (his/her/its) danasından danalarından
bizim (our) danamızdan danalarımızdan
sizin (your) dananızdan danalarınızdan
onların (their) danasından or danalarından danalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) danamın danalarımın
sənin (your) dananın danalarının
onun (his/her/its) danasının danalarının
bizim (our) danamızın danalarımızın
sizin (your) dananızın danalarınızın
onların (their) danasının or danalarının danalarının

Descendants

  • Lezgi: дана (dana)

Further reading

  • dana” in Obastan.com.

Balinese

Romanization

dana

  1. Romanization of ᬤᬦ
  2. Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ
  3. Romanization of ᬥᬦ
  4. Romanization of ᬥᬵᬦ

Esperanto

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Etymology

dano +‎ -a

Pronunciation

Adjective

dana (accusative singular danan, plural danaj, accusative plural danajn)

  1. Danish
  2. (la dana) Clipping of la dana lingvo (the Danish language)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /da.na/
  • Hyphenation: da‧na

Etymology 1

From Malay dana, from Classical Malay dana, from Sanskrit धन (dhana, money).

Noun

dana (plural dana-dana, first-person possessive danaku, second-person possessive danamu, third-person possessive dananya)

  1. fund: a sum or source of money.
  2. cost: amount of money that is required or used.
    Synonym: biaya
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay dana, from Classical Malay dana, from Sanskrit दान (dāna, generosity, giving).

Noun

dana (plural dana-dana, first-person possessive danaku, second-person possessive danamu, third-person possessive dananya)

  1. (archaic) generosity, giving
    Synonyms: pemberian, hadiah, derma
Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

dana

  1. Romanization of ꦢꦤ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Participle

dana

  1. nominative singular feminine of dany

Maguindanao

Noun

dana

  1. pus

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit दान (dāna).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

dana (Jawi spelling دانا, plural dana-dana, informal 1st possessive danaku, 2nd possessive danamu, 3rd possessive dananya)

  1. fund

Descendants

Further reading

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dano.

Pronunciation

Particle

dana (always postpositive)

  1. used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
      I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.
      At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.

Further reading

Old Norse

Noun

dana

  1. genitive plural of danir

Polish

Pronunciation

Adjective

dana

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of dany

Further reading

  • dana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Verb

dana

  1. inflection of danar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

dȃna

  1. genitive singular of dan

Noun

dánā

  1. genitive plural of dan

Shona

Etymology

From *-jítana, an associative form from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ta (to call).

Verb

-dáná (infinitive kudáná)

  1. (Karanga, Zezuru) call, summon
    Synonym: -daidza

Sidamo

Pronunciation

Noun

dana m 

  1. color
  2. beauty

Declension

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81

Spanish

Noun

dana f (uncountable)

  1. Initialism of depresión aislada en niveles altos.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish danne, from Middle Low German dan (past participle of don), from Proto-Germanic *dōną. Cognate of German tun and English do.

Verb

dana (present danar, preterite danade, supine danat, imperative dana)

  1. to shape, to create, to educate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tāna.

Pronunciation

Noun

dana (definite accusative danayı, plural danalar)

  1. calf (young of cattle)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative dana
Definite accusative danayı
Singular Plural
Nominative dana danalar
Definite accusative danayı danaları
Dative danaya danalara
Locative danada danalarda
Ablative danadan danalardan
Genitive dananın danaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular danam danalarım
2nd singular danan danaların
3rd singular danası danaları
1st plural danamız danalarımız
2nd plural dananız danalarınız
3rd plural danaları danaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular danamı danalarımı
2nd singular dananı danalarını
3rd singular danasını danalarını
1st plural danamızı danalarımızı
2nd plural dananızı danalarınızı
3rd plural danalarını danalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular danama danalarıma
2nd singular danana danalarına
3rd singular danasına danalarına
1st plural danamıza danalarımıza
2nd plural dananıza danalarınıza
3rd plural danalarına danalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular danamda danalarımda
2nd singular dananda danalarında
3rd singular danasında danalarında
1st plural danamızda danalarımızda
2nd plural dananızda danalarınızda
3rd plural danalarında danalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular danamdan danalarımdan
2nd singular danandan danalarından
3rd singular danasından danalarından
1st plural danamızdan danalarımızdan
2nd plural dananızdan danalarınızdan
3rd plural danalarından danalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular danamın danalarımın
2nd singular dananın danalarının
3rd singular danasının danalarının
1st plural danamızın danalarımızın
2nd plural dananızın danalarınızın
3rd plural danalarının danalarının

References

  • dana”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-dana?

  1. (intransitive) to disappoint

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yogad

Adjective

dana

  1. old (of objects)

Yoruba

Etymology

From (to create) +‎ iná (fire).

Pronunciation

Verb

dáná

  1. (intransitive) to cook
    Synonym:
  2. (literal) to start a fire

Usage notes

Derived terms

Zulu

Etymology 1

From -de (long, tall) +‎ -ana (diminutive).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /daːna/

Adjective

-dana

  1. Alternative form of -jana
Inflection
Adjective concord
Modifier Copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimdana engingemdana ngimdana angimdana
2nd singular omdana ongemdana umdana awumdana
1st plural esibadana esingebadana sibadana asibadana
2nd plural enibadana eningebadana nibadana anibadana
Class 1 omdana ongemdana mdana akamdana
Class 2 abadana abangebadana badana ababadana
Class 3 omdana ongemdana mdana awumdana
Class 4 emidana engemidana midana ayimidana
Class 5 elidana elingelidana lidana alilidana
Class 6 amadana angemadana madana awamadana
Class 7 esidana esingesidana sidana asisidana
Class 8 ezindana ezingezindana zindana azizindana
Class 9 endana engendana, engeyindana indana, yindana ayiyindana
Class 10 ezindana ezingezindana zindana azizindana
Class 11 oludana olungeludana ludana aluludana
Class 14 obudana obungebudana budana abubudana
Class 15 okudana okungekudana kudana akukudana
Class 17 okudana okungekudana kudana akukudana
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /daːna/

Verb

-dana

  1. to become sad
    Synonym: -dabuka
Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukudana
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukudana ukungadani
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular dana -dane
Plural danani -daneni
Stative
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngidanile, ngidanē engidanile, engidanē ngidanile, ngidanē angidanile, angidanē engingadanile, engingadanē ngingadanile, ngingadanē
2nd singular udanile, udanē odanile, odanē udanile, udanē awudanile, awudanē ongadanile, ongadanē ungadanile, ungadanē
1st plural sidanile, sidanē esidanile, esidanē sidanile, sidanē asidanile, asidanē esingadanile, esingadanē singadanile, singadanē
2nd plural nidanile, nidanē enidanile, enidanē nidanile, nidanē anidanile, anidanē eningadanile, eningadanē ningadanile, ningadanē
Class 1 udanile, udanē odanile, odanē edanile, edanē akadanile, akadanē ongadanile, ongadanē engadanile, engadanē
Class 2 badanile, badanē abadanile, abadanē bedanile, bedanē abadanile, abadanē abangadanile, abangadanē bengadanile, bengadanē
Class 3 udanile, udanē odanile, odanē udanile, udanē awudanile, awudanē ongadanile, ongadanē ungadanile, ungadanē
Class 4 idanile, idanē edanile, edanē idanile, idanē ayidanile, ayidanē engadanile, engadanē ingadanile, ingadanē
Class 5 lidanile, lidanē elidanile, elidanē lidanile, lidanē alidanile, alidanē elingadanile, elingadanē lingadanile, lingadanē
Class 6 adanile, adanē adanile, adanē edanile, edanē awadanile, awadanē angadanile, angadanē engadanile, engadanē
Class 7 sidanile, sidanē esidanile, esidanē sidanile, sidanē asidanile, asidanē esingadanile, esingadanē singadanile, singadanē
Class 8 zidanile, zidanē ezidanile, ezidanē zidanile, zidanē azidanile, azidanē ezingadanile, ezingadanē zingadanile, zingadanē
Class 9 idanile, idanē edanile, edanē idanile, idanē ayidanile, ayidanē engadanile, engadanē ingadanile, ingadanē
Class 10 zidanile, zidanē ezidanile, ezidanē zidanile, zidanē azidanile, azidanē ezingadanile, ezingadanē zingadanile, zingadanē
Class 11 ludanile, ludanē oludanile, oludanē ludanile, ludanē aludanile, aludanē olungadanile, olungadanē lungadanile, lungadanē
Class 14 budanile, budanē obudanile, obudanē budanile, budanē abudanile, abudanē obungadanile, obungadanē bungadanile, bungadanē
Class 15 kudanile, kudanē okudanile, okudanē kudanile, kudanē akudanile, akudanē okungadanile, okungadanē kungadanile, kungadanē
Class 17 kudanile, kudanē okudanile, okudanē kudanile, kudanē akudanile, akudanē okungadanile, okungadanē kungadanile, kungadanē
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyadana, ngidana engidanayo, engidana ngidana angidani engingadani ngingadani
2nd singular uyadana, udana odanayo, odana udana awudani ongadani ungadani
1st plural siyadana, sidana esidanayo, esidana sidana asidani esingadani singadani
2nd plural niyadana, nidana enidanayo, enidana nidana anidani eningadani ningadani
Class 1 uyadana, udana odanayo, odana edana akadani ongadani engadani
Class 2 bayadana, badana abadanayo, abadana bedana abadani abangadani bengadani
Class 3 uyadana, udana odanayo, odana udana awudani ongadani ungadani
Class 4 iyadana, idana edanayo, edana idana ayidani engadani ingadani
Class 5 liyadana, lidana elidanayo, elidana lidana alidani elingadani lingadani
Class 6 ayadana, adana adanayo, adana edana awadani angadani engadani
Class 7 siyadana, sidana esidanayo, esidana sidana asidani esingadani singadani
Class 8 ziyadana, zidana ezidanayo, ezidana zidana azidani ezingadani zingadani
Class 9 iyadana, idana edanayo, edana idana ayidani engadani ingadani
Class 10 ziyadana, zidana ezidanayo, ezidana zidana azidani ezingadani zingadani
Class 11 luyadana, ludana oludanayo, oludana ludana aludani olungadani lungadani
Class 14 buyadana, budana obudanayo, obudana budana abudani obungadani bungadani
Class 15 kuyadana, kudana okudanayo, okudana kudana akudani okungadani kungadani
Class 17 kuyadana, kudana okudanayo, okudana kudana akudani okungadani kungadani
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngidanile, ngidanē engidanile, engidanē ngidanile, ngidanē angidananga engingadananga ngingadananga
2nd singular udanile, udanē odanile, odanē udanile, udanē awudananga ongadananga ungadananga
1st plural sidanile, sidanē esidanile, esidanē sidanile, sidanē asidananga esingadananga singadananga
2nd plural nidanile, nidanē enidanile, enidanē nidanile, nidanē anidananga eningadananga ningadananga
Class 1 udanile, udanē odanile, odanē edanile, edanē akadananga ongadananga engadananga
Class 2 badanile, badanē abadanile, abadanē bedanile, bedanē abadananga abangadananga bengadananga
Class 3 udanile, udanē odanile, odanē udanile, udanē awudananga ongadananga ungadananga
Class 4 idanile, idanē edanile, edanē idanile, idanē ayidananga engadananga ingadananga
Class 5 lidanile, lidanē elidanile, elidanē lidanile, lidanē alidananga elingadananga lingadananga
Class 6 adanile, adanē adanile, adanē edanile, edanē awadananga angadananga engadananga
Class 7 sidanile, sidanē esidanile, esidanē sidanile, sidanē asidananga esingadananga singadananga
Class 8 zidanile, zidanē ezidanile, ezidanē zidanile, zidanē azidananga ezingadananga zingadananga
Class 9 idanile, idanē edanile, edanē idanile, idanē ayidananga engadananga ingadananga
Class 10 zidanile, zidanē ezidanile, ezidanē zidanile, zidanē azidananga ezingadananga zingadananga
Class 11 ludanile, ludanē oludanile, oludanē ludanile, ludanē aludananga olungadananga lungadananga
Class 14 budanile, budanē obudanile, obudanē budanile, budanē abudananga obungadananga bungadananga
Class 15 kudanile, kudanē okudanile, okudanē kudanile, kudanē akudananga okungadananga kungadananga
Class 17 kudanile, kudanē okudanile, okudanē kudanile, kudanē akudananga okungadananga kungadananga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngādana engādana ngādana angidananga engingadananga ngingadananga
2nd singular wādana owādana wādana awudananga ongadananga ungadananga
1st plural sādana esādana sādana asidananga esingadananga singadananga
2nd plural nādana enādana nādana anidananga eningadananga ningadananga
Class 1 wādana owādana ādana akadananga ongadananga engadananga
Class 2 bādana abādana bādana abadananga abangadananga bengadananga
Class 3 wādana owādana wādana awudananga ongadananga ungadananga
Class 4 yādana eyādana yādana ayidananga engadananga ingadananga
Class 5 lādana elādana lādana alidananga elingadananga lingadananga
Class 6 ādana ādana ādana awadananga angadananga engadananga
Class 7 sādana esādana sādana asidananga esingadananga singadananga
Class 8 zādana ezādana zādana azidananga ezingadananga zingadananga
Class 9 yādana eyādana yādana ayidananga engadananga ingadananga
Class 10 zādana ezādana zādana azidananga ezingadananga zingadananga
Class 11 lwādana olwādana lwādana aludananga olungadananga lungadananga
Class 14 bādana obādana bādana abudananga obungadananga bungadananga
Class 15 kwādana okwādana kwādana akudananga okungadananga kungadananga
Class 17 kwādana okwādana kwādana akudananga okungadananga kungadananga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingadana ngingadana ngingedane ngingedane
2nd singular ungadana ungadana ungedane ungedane
1st plural singadana singadana singedane singedane
2nd plural ningadana ningadana ningedane ningedane
Class 1 angadana engadana angedane engedane
Class 2 bangadana bengadana bangedane bengedane
Class 3 ungadana ungadana ungedane ungedane
Class 4 ingadana ingadana ingedane ingedane
Class 5 lingadana lingadana lingedane lingedane
Class 6 angadana engadana angedane engedane
Class 7 singadana singadana singedane singedane
Class 8 zingadana zingadana zingedane zingedane
Class 9 ingadana ingadana ingedane ingedane
Class 10 zingadana zingadana zingedane zingedane
Class 11 lungadana lungadana lungedane lungedane
Class 14 bungadana bungadana bungedane bungedane
Class 15 kungadana kungadana kungedane kungedane
Class 17 kungadana kungadana kungedane kungedane
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizodana engizodana ngizodana angizudana engingezudana ngingezudana
2nd singular uzodana ozodana uzodana awuzudana ongezudana ungezudana
1st plural sizodana esizodana sizodana asizudana esingezudana singezudana
2nd plural nizodana enizodana nizodana anizudana eningezudana ningezudana
Class 1 uzodana ozodana ezodana akazudana ongezudana engezudana
Class 2 bazodana abazodana bezodana abazudana abangezudana bengezudana
Class 3 uzodana ozodana uzodana awuzudana ongezudana ungezudana
Class 4 izodana ezodana izodana ayizudana engezudana ingezudana
Class 5 lizodana elizodana lizodana alizudana elingezudana lingezudana
Class 6 azodana azodana ezodana awazudana angezudana engezudana
Class 7 sizodana esizodana sizodana asizudana esingezudana singezudana
Class 8 zizodana ezizodana zizodana azizudana ezingezudana zingezudana
Class 9 izodana ezodana izodana ayizudana engezudana ingezudana
Class 10 zizodana ezizodana zizodana azizudana ezingezudana zingezudana
Class 11 luzodana oluzodana luzodana aluzudana olungezudana lungezudana
Class 14 buzodana obuzodana buzodana abuzudana obungezudana bungezudana
Class 15 kuzodana okuzodana kuzodana akuzudana okungezudana kungezudana
Class 17 kuzodana okuzodana kuzodana akuzudana okungezudana kungezudana
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyodana engiyodana ngiyodana angiyudana engingeyudana ngingeyudana
2nd singular uyodana oyodana uyodana awuyudana ongeyudana ungeyudana
1st plural siyodana esiyodana siyodana asiyudana esingeyudana singeyudana
2nd plural niyodana eniyodana niyodana aniyudana eningeyudana ningeyudana
Class 1 uyodana oyodana eyodana akayudana ongeyudana engeyudana
Class 2 bayodana abayodana beyodana abayudana abangeyudana bengeyudana
Class 3 uyodana oyodana uyodana awuyudana ongeyudana ungeyudana
Class 4 iyodana eyodana iyodana ayiyudana engeyudana ingeyudana
Class 5 liyodana eliyodana liyodana aliyudana elingeyudana lingeyudana
Class 6 ayodana ayodana eyodana awayudana angeyudana engeyudana
Class 7 siyodana esiyodana siyodana asiyudana esingeyudana singeyudana
Class 8 ziyodana eziyodana ziyodana aziyudana ezingeyudana zingeyudana
Class 9 iyodana eyodana iyodana ayiyudana engeyudana ingeyudana
Class 10 ziyodana eziyodana ziyodana aziyudana ezingeyudana zingeyudana
Class 11 luyodana oluyodana luyodana aluyudana olungeyudana lungeyudana
Class 14 buyodana obuyodana buyodana abuyudana obungeyudana bungeyudana
Class 15 kuyodana okuyodana kuyodana akuyudana okungeyudana kungeyudana
Class 17 kuyodana okuyodana kuyodana akuyudana okungeyudana kungeyudana
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngidane ngingadani
2nd singular udane ungadani
1st plural sidane singadani
2nd plural nidane ningadani
Class 1 adane angadani
Class 2 badane bangadani
Class 3 udane ungadani
Class 4 idane ingadani
Class 5 lidane lingadani
Class 6 adane angadani
Class 7 sidane singadani
Class 8 zidane zingadani
Class 9 idane ingadani
Class 10 zidane zingadani
Class 11 ludane lungadani
Class 14 budane bungadani
Class 15 kudane kungadani
Class 17 kudane kungadani
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngadana ngangadana, angadana, angangadana
2nd singular wadana wangadana, awadana, awangadana
1st plural sadana sangadana, asadana, asangadana
2nd plural nadana nangadana, anadana, anangadana
Class 1 wadana wangadana, akadana, akangadana
Class 2 badana bangadana, abadana, abangadana
Class 3 wadana wangadana, awadana, awangadana
Class 4 yadana yangadana, ayadana, ayangadana
Class 5 ladana langadana, aladana, alangadana
Class 6 adana angadana, awadana, awangadana
Class 7 sadana sangadana, asadana, asangadana
Class 8 zadana zangadana, azadana, azangadana
Class 9 yadana yangadana, ayadana, ayangadana
Class 10 zadana zangadana, azadana, azangadana
Class 11 lwadana lwangadana, alwadana, alwangadana
Class 14 badana bangadana, abadana, abangadana
Class 15 kwadana kwangadana, akwadana, akwangadana
Class 17 kwadana kwangadana, akwadana, akwangadana

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